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Girl Power: Four girls from Telangana

State receive the ‘Young Achievers’ title

our young achievers from
Telangana, G Sreeja, Kashish
FSingh, K Sonu, D Anitha share
the joy of receiving the title of
"Young Achievers" in this issue of
Edusure. As part of the National Girl
Child celebrations, January 24,
2022, all the four young achievers
made their mark in the conversa-
tions with the Secretary, Depart-
ment of School Education and Lit-
eracy, Government of India, and a
panel of women achievers.
G Sreeja, Class 9, ZPSS Kura,
Jainath, Adilabad district
G Sreeja was selected for the title
of 'Young Achievers' for her excel-
lent story-writing skills. She au-
thored a book 'Sreeja Kathalu' that
have received wide applause.
Excerpts from an interview with
this young writer who is entertain- G Sreeja, Class 9, ZPSS Kura, Adilabad District,
ing and helping children grow won the title of 'Young Achiever' Award for
morally with an intellectual mind authoring the book ' Sreeja Kathalu'
through her writings
developing your writing skills? your peers been faring in their
What inspired you to write short teachers, parents, and friends. So far, literary endeavours?
stories? I have authored thirty-three stories. Our headmaster has always been
very supportive of any student in- There are around 10-15 children
P. Ashok, our headmaster, made Congratulations on your book! Tell terested in writing. He teaches us in my school making consistent ef-
creative writing a mandatory part of us more about it. how to develop an impressive story forts in improving their writing abil-
the co-curricular activities in our and explains how we can improve on ities. N Deepika, a class 9 student,
school. He gives us prompts - names The book was released on July 30, our mistakes. He encourages us to also writes good stories. We are plan-
of animals and birds, or words like 2021, by the Honourable MLA Jogu send our stories to competitions fea- ning to compile her stories into a
friendship, school, etc. - and writes Ramanna garu. The book consists of turing students from other schools. book in her name as well.
stories using them. Initially, it had twenty stories, including Janapada Other teachers like Nagaraju, Va-
been a challenge, but eventually, I stories, moral stories, stories in suki, Rehan Rasool, Murali, Satish What is your next project? Are you
got the hang of it. There is a library which animals and birds play key Kumar, Ramesh, and Raj Srinivas, planning to publish another book?
period in our school timetable that characters, explain the importance have also made commendable ef-
my friends and I read voraciously. of human relationships, etc. forts to improve our writing skills. Yes, I am channelling my thoughts
Reading books has helped me to de- to bring out another volume. As of
velop my language skills and get bet- Who is your favourite author, and Can you elaborate on the activities now, I have written twelve new stories.
ter acquainted with different story- why? that have helped out budding
telling patterns. writers like you? How do you feel about being listed
My favourite writer is Dr. M Harik- as a Young Achiever at the national
When did you start writing stories? ishan, who writes children-centric Yes. Storytelling, the title for the level?
Tell us about the first story you ever stories. Our headmaster regularly story, writing prompts like names of
penned! shares his work on the class What- animals, birds, etc., telling only half I feel delighted to bring a good
sApp group. I read them all without of the story and having students finish name to my remotely located village,
I began writing stories when I was fail and admire his technique. I hope it, reading books in the library, having Kura. The title instills confidence
eleven, in Class 6. During the lock- to be as good as him one day. His sto- every student write a story every day, and courage to write more stories
down, I wrote one for the story-writ- ries are perfect examples of how an sharing stories of prominent authors and carve out a niche for myself.
ing competition held online by our intense passion for writing can be on WhatsApp for students to read are Also, my parents were very happy to
headmaster, titled "Eluka Katha" coupled with continuous practice to some of the activities for developing see me achieve this feat.
("The Story of a Mouse"). I consider bring out exceptional pieces. students' writing skills.
this my first real story and begin my It must have been an honour to
journey as a young writer. I received How did your school assist you in That's an extensive list! How have interact with the Secretary,
great applause from the headmaster,

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